In just under 3 months, there will be a cosmic alignment of events in
San Francisco - Oracle
OpenWorld, JavaOne
and Oracle
Develop. But if you've landed on this blog, you already know
this. The nexus of this alignment is going to be one giant tent! Yes,
there will be great general sessions and your plates will be filled with
more technology and product presentations that you could possibly
digest, but where you will want to go to truly connect with fellow
attendees of any of these events is the 'Mason Street Tent'. We know,
not that flashy of a name, but hey - you'll never forget where it is!

So
what does the tent have for you? Those of you familiar with the OTN
Lounge at Oracle OpenWorld will find all of the cool stuff that you have
before, + even more! For those of you JavaOne veterans, you'll find
the Java.net community, the Duke's Choice Awards, JUGs and tight rope
walking, elephants, cannon blasts... (ok, well, not those last 3).
But - did we mention swag? OTN Cassandra has been mining her swag
sources for the coolest stuff ever, and at the end of every day the
Mason Street tent is where you'll want to be for your chance at cool
prizes, and of course a cold brew!

Besides a space to meet up
with fellow attendees, this is also the spot to view live video
interviews, or meet with Oracle
ACEs, ODTUG
members or Java Champions.
The tent will be open all day with beanbags and couches for relaxing,
cool water to quench your thirst, and a guaranteed good time
experiencing the non-scheduled facets of these 3 conferences.

We
look forward to seeing you there - for the OTN team it will be our home
away from home!